Using paper and pencil experiments administered in senior centers, we examine decision-making performance in multi-attribute decision problems. We differentiate the effects of declining cognitive performance and changing cognitive process on decision-making performance of seniors as they age. We...

We examine in controlled experiments how individuals make choices when faced withmultiple options. The choice tasks mimic the selection of health insurance, prescriptiondrug, or retirement savings plans. However, in our experiment, the available options canbe objectively ranked. We ¯nd that the...

Using controlled experiments, we examine how individuals make choices when faced with multiple options. Choice tasks are designed to mimic the selection of health insurance, prescription drug, or retirement savings plans. In our experiment, available options can be objectively ranked allowing us...